![]() With Cena not at Crown Jewel after being featured in matches at both Greatest Royal Rumble and Super Show-Down, there is a lot of uncertainty regarding what his upcoming return means and how long it will really last.Īnd with a busy filming schedule, not to mention the risk of injury that has also kept The Rock away from WWE for nearly six years, the writing is on the wall when it comes to Cena's future in WWE.īlake Oestriecher is an elementary school teacher by day and a sports writer by night. Though Cena was praised by many for standing up for his convictions and refusing to work a Crown Jewel show that many other superstars also did not want to work, it stands to reason that his decision not to work a big show that he'd been advertised for many not be sitting well with the WWE higher-ups even if many fans, wrestlers and company officials shared the same sentiment as Cena. What's more, Cena's recent refusal to work WWE's controversial Crown Jewel show, which caused him to be replaced by Bobby Lashley, may only further complicate what could be a struggling relationship between the two sides. There are, however, plenty of indications that Cena's skyrocketing acting career, which will essentially force him to stay out of the ring for very long stretches while filming, will coincide with the end of his storied WWE career. There are virtually no signs of Cena's acting career slowing down anytime soon, as he continues to land big role after big role after big role. Cena has let it be known that movie studios don't want him doing both at the same time, and the reason why Cena did very little physically during his tag team match at Super Show-Down, where he didn't even take a bump, was to avoid the risk of injury that could delay the filming of his upcoming movie Project X-traction. Still, questions continue to linger about whether or not Cena will, in the long-term, be able to balance even a part-time schedule with his budding acting career. ![]() Indeed, Cena hadn't been advertised for any more WWE appearances in 2018 until that changed this week. I’m 41 and performing 310 times a year isn’t what’s best for my overall health. They go every day all the time and it is a young man’s game.There are some folks out there because of what I’ve said and done in the past they’re like, ‘Oh you’re hypocritical.’ I’m old guys, I’m old. So in the time I have left, I’m gonna do what I can to dedicate to this company I just want to be able to do it the most time that I possibly can.Ĭena doubled down on that just last month when he told Adam's Apple (h/t Ringside News) that he was no longer able to work a full-time schedule:įull disclosure I can’t run at the full commanding schedule at 41-years-old as a current WWE Superstar. I just turned 40 in April and we have so many young and talented performers, I don’t know how many years I have left. The widespread belief was that WWE was trying to squeeze as many dream matches out of Cena as possible before he left WWE for good, especially after he told Complexthat his days in WWE were "numbered:" Since 2017, Cena has been involved in dream matches with Shinsuke Nakamura, The Undertaker, Braun Strowman, Finn Balor and Reigns, with virtually all of those matches (minus the bout with Reigns) receiving little to no build. Perhaps it began when Cena was removed from SmackDown's intro last year even though he is technically not tied permanently to either Raw or SmackDown (and even though there was ultimately nothing to that), but chatter about Cena's pending departure really reached a fever pitch when WWE began running through a number of dream matches for "The Champ" like they were going out of style. In 2018, Cena has made remarkably few appearances for WWE, most notably competing in The Royal Rumble (in a completely forgettable performance, mind you), losing to The Undertaker in a short squash match at WrestleMania 35 and then having house-show style matches at two big money shows in the Greatest Royal Rumble and Super Show-Down.Ĭena's lightning quick loss to The Undertaker at the biggest pay-per-view of the year began to raise questions about his relationship with WWE and his future working for the company he has called home for close to two decades, especially after some interesting developments over the last couple of years. 1 wrestling promotion suddenly isn't such a priority anymore. 1 merchandise mover, and it's become quite apparent that a man who was once the unquestioned top star in the world's No. 13Įarlier this year, Cena was surpassed by Roman Reigns as WWE's No. Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, Ala.Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tenn.Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, W.Va.
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